I wanted to track the month to month performance of TPOHappiness and thought..
Why not share the information with the world?
Since I couldn’t think of a valid reason not to share, other than perhaps a reluctance to highlight my failures and lack of successful blogging techniques, share I shall! So please, get out your popcorn and enjoy the numbers! Those of us who prefer visualizations instead of tables, thank Google with me for integrating them into Analytics 🙂
Contents for January 2017 Blog Numbers
Okay, so here are the Google Analytic numbers for January 2017.
Sessions : 695 | 
Total number of Sessions within the date range. A session is the period time a user is actively engaged with your website, app, etc. All usage data (Screen Views, Events, Ecommerce, etc.) is associated with a session.
Users : 423 | 
Users that have had at least one session within the selected date range. Includes both new and returning users.
Pageviews : 4,682 |
Pageviews is the total number of pages viewed. Repeated views of a single page are counted.
Pages / Session : 6.74 |
Pages/Session (Average Page Depth) is the average number of pages viewed during a session. Repeated views of a single page are counted.
Avg. Session Duration : 00:06:33 | 
The average length of a Session.
Bounce Rate : 1.58% |
Bounce Rate is the percentage of single-page visits (i.e. visits in which the person left your site from the entrance page without interacting with the page).
% New Sessions: 60.14% |
An estimate of the percentage of first time visits.
Most popular pages with view count:
| Â Home page: | Â 2304 |
| Â the Pursuit: | Â 226 |
| Â About the Pursuit of Happiness: | Â 274 |
| Â The Chronicles: | Â 197 |
| Â Resources and Recommendations: | Â 120 |
| Â What is your 2017 Pursuit of Happiness: | Â 112 |
Awesome results! I know what it feels like starting out since I’m also only a couple of months in. I find myself in awe of some of the blogs that pull in crazy numbers, but then I remind myself they also had to crawl before running. Keep it up! Max
I know, right? Some blogs pull in HUGE numbers! Maybe we’ll get there one day 😉 For now, I’m just excited to see growth each month!
Wow awesome work!!! Those numbers will just continue to climb as you stick with it!!! Can’t wait to see how the rest of 2017 goes for you
Thanks for the encouragement!
Looks like a good start to me! I’ve found blogging is not for those seeking immediate satisfaction, it’s a long-term venture as you grow slowly but surely. I’ve had days of feeling quite successful and plenty of others filled with struggle. Keep up the good work and it’ll pay off!
Yes, one of the things I’m having to do is limit how often I check Analytics – my heart drops every time there is a dip in traffic. Definitely beginning to view blogging in the long(er) term!
Thanks for sharing your progress! It looks like you’re doing great as you had some amazing increases in January. I’m looking forward to seeing how the rest of your 2017 goes. Keep it up 🙂
Thanks! It will be interesting to see how different social media strategies play into the numbers each month.
Wow, strong start! I’m also a new-ish blogger, so I can relate to some of the growing pains. But based on your numbers it seems like you’re headed in the right direction. Congrats!
Growing pains no doubt! I didn’t realize the complexities of a website. There are more tools and plugins than I know what do with! Good luck with your new-ish blogging too!
That’s an amazing increase in traffic! Whatever you’re doing, keep it up as it clearly works! 🙂
Thanks for the encouragement!
Nice work! I’ve found that my stats tends to keep fluctuating from month to month, I’m still trying to learn how to keep them more stable. Will be interested if you have any tips to share!
Yes, I am anxiously awaiting to see what February’s numbers look like to see what the trend looks like.
Blogging is almost another job, putting out quality content and increasing traffic is part of the hustle. Seems to be paying off. Good luck in 2017
It really is! I have so many posting ideas and there just doesn’t seem to be enough time in the day to accomplish my ever expanding vision for the website!
Thanks for sharing
I have to say that’s is an amazing growth in a months. Keep up the good work and it will countinue to growth.
Congrats, touching over 400 people every month with your help and insights is a great accomplishment in my view. Hope I get there some day.
Looks like you are making great progress on your blog – congrats!
Good job! I started in January with my blog, and my numbers for the first month are a bit lower than yours. I get what you are saying about checking google analytics a lot and being bummed when that numbers are low. Keep going, it will only get better!
Love, Christianne
Congratulations on your progress. As a new blogger, seeing your numbers was helpful and inspiring. Thank you for sharing. I look forward to following along as your blog grows. – Cody